Publication: Eczaneye başvuran hastalarda ilaç kullanım davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi
Abstract
Amaç: Çalışmamızda, serbest eczaneye gelen hastaların ilaç kullanım davranışları,ilaç kullanım bilgileri ve ilaç tedavisine uyumlarının değerlendirilmesi ve ilaçlardanen yüksek faydayı sağlamalarını engelleyecek durumların tespit edilmesiamaçlanmaktadır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma İstanbul Gaziosmanpaşa’da yer alan GündoğduEczanesi’nde 101 hasta üzerinde yürütülmüştür. Çalışmada hastaların demografikbilgileri, ilaç kullanım davranışlarına yönelik veriler ve ilaç kullanımına yönelikbilgilerini değerlendirmek üzere veriler toplanmıştır. Hastaların ilaç tedavilerine uyumdüzeyleri Morisky İlaç Tedavisine Uyum Ölçeği ile belirlenmiştir.Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan 101 hastanın ortalama yaşı 35,07 ± 12,43 olarakbulunmuştur. Hastaların sadece %6,9’unun tedavilerine yüksek uyum gösterdiğibulunmuştur. Hastaların %77,2’si Kullanım Talimatı’nı okuduklarını ifade etmiştir;%69,3’ü ateş veya boğaz ağrısı gibi belirtiler düzeldiğinde hasta tarafından antibiyotikkullanımının sonlandırılabileceğinin yanlış olduğunu ifade etmiştir. Hastaların%81,2’si ilaçlarla ile ilgili danışmanlık sağlama konusunda eczacılara güvendikleriniifade etmiştir.Sonuç: Eczacılar, hasta eğitimi ile hastaların ilaç kullanım bilgilerini artırarak ilaçkullanım davranışlarında değişiklik yapabilir ve dolayısıyla hastaların ilaç tedavilerineuyumlarını artırma konusunda olumlu sonuçlara katkıda bulunabilir.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate drug use behaviors and knowledge,as well as adherence to drug treatment of patients visiting a community pharmacy, inorder to estimate the factors preventing them from obtaining the highest benefit fromtheir drugs.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 101 patients visiting theGündoğdu Pharmacy in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul during the two-month study period.Demographic data of the patients, as well as data regarding drug use behaviors andknowledge on drugs use were recorded. Adherence of the patients was assessed by theMorisky Medication Adherence Scale.Results: Mean age of the patients was 35,07 ± 12,43 years. Only 6,9% of the patientsshowed high adherence to their treatment. 77,2% of the patients stated that they read‘Directions of Use’ of the medications; 69,3% of them stated that it was wrong thatantibiotic use could be terminated by the patient when symptoms such as fever or sorethroat improved. 81,2% of the patients stated that they trusted their pharmacists onprovision of counseling on drugs.Conclusion: The pharmacists could have positive impact on increasing the drug useknowledge of the patients via patient education and improve their drug use behaviorsresulting in increased patient adherence.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate drug use behaviors and knowledge,as well as adherence to drug treatment of patients visiting a community pharmacy, inorder to estimate the factors preventing them from obtaining the highest benefit fromtheir drugs.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted on 101 patients visiting theGündoğdu Pharmacy in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul during the two-month study period.Demographic data of the patients, as well as data regarding drug use behaviors andknowledge on drugs use were recorded. Adherence of the patients was assessed by theMorisky Medication Adherence Scale.Results: Mean age of the patients was 35,07 ± 12,43 years. Only 6,9% of the patientsshowed high adherence to their treatment. 77,2% of the patients stated that they read‘Directions of Use’ of the medications; 69,3% of them stated that it was wrong thatantibiotic use could be terminated by the patient when symptoms such as fever or sorethroat improved. 81,2% of the patients stated that they trusted their pharmacists onprovision of counseling on drugs.Conclusion: The pharmacists could have positive impact on increasing the drug useknowledge of the patients via patient education and improve their drug use behaviorsresulting in increased patient adherence.